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Does an Air Conditioner Help With Allergies?
Air conditioners can help filter your home’s air and control humidity, and both of these things are important in the allergy world. It’s estimated there are now 50 million seasonal allergy sufferers in America. Properly maintaining your HVAC system is the difference...
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Video – Reduce Your Allergies with Air Duct Cleaning
Your home’s air ducts connect to your HVAC system, essentially carrying all air in your Bellingham WA home to and from your lungs back to the HVAC system. Air ducts are the paths traveled by the air, meaning it’s optimum for the traveling air to be as clean as...
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What Does SEER Mean?
When it comes to your air conditioner (A/C), a common term used in the HVAC business that you’re likely to see everywhere is your air conditioner’s SEER. But what exactly is SEER? SEER stands for Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio. It’s a rating system of the air...
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Video – What is A Heat Pump?
A heat pump is a device that transfers heat from one place to another, from inside to outside or from outside to inside. In the winter a heat pump works like a heater, extracting heat energy from outside and transferring it inside. In the summer the process reverses...
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Video – Replace Your Air Filter!
Change your Bellingham HVAC filters regularly, as recommended which is usually at least every three months. A good HEPA filter will catch the particles before they reach your lungs. There’s so much floating in the air our eyes can’t see and changing your filter as...
read moreTroubleshooting your Bellingham Thermostat
If you have a furnace in your Bellingham home, more than likely you also have a thermostat that help control the temperature in your home. There are many things that can go wrong with your HVAC system over the years. Right now we are going to look at a few ways to...
read moreAll About Air Scrubbers
If you have a mind to pay attention while you’re visiting Aunt Minnie in the hospital or your friend Tom at his workplace, you’ll most likely find a hard-at-work air scrubber. They do an amazing job improving indoor air quality (IAQ). However, these air-filtration...
read moreWhen Should I Schedule My HVAC Maintenance?
The best time to schedule your system maintenance call is BEFORE something fails. Your air conditioner is too important to neglect, service yourself or wait until something breaks. Call the experts at West Mechanical to come to your Bellingham home at least once a...
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Should I Turn My Furnace to “On” or “Auto”?
On your thermostat, there's a furnace-fan setting for either "On" or "Auto." Which option is the best choice? There are devotees of both settings, each believing their setting is the optimum one to choose. But in reality, it's more of a pros-and-cons type of...
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How Often Should I Change My Furnace Filter?
Out of sight, out of mind. This is especially true for furnace filters. When you have a clean furnace filter in place, your furnace will run optimally, keeping your home an ideal temperature. A dirty filter will inhibit the performance of your furnace. It may even...
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